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Vidhana Soudha: An icon of Karnataka’s power, pride

Year.1956

Vidhana Soudha counts amongst the most impressive as well as the most magnificent buildings of Bengaluru city. It is mainly famous for housing the Legislative Chambers of the state government.

The three hundred rooms of Vidhana Soudha accommodates approximately twenty-two departments of the state government.

The building rises to a height of almost 46 m, making it one of the most imposing structures in the city of Bengaluru.

The then Prime Minister Sri Pandit Jawaharalal Nehru laid the foundation for this magnificent building on 13th July 1951. The construction was completed in the year 1956.

Vidhana Soudha boasts of exquisite Dravidian architecture. It was built under the then chief minister of Karnataka, Mr. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, as a tribute to Indian temple architecture.

The chief engineer of Vidhana Soudha, B.R. Manickam mainly made use of granite to get the edifice constructed.

Vidhana Soudha is adorned with four domes on its four corners. Embellishing the entrance of the buildings is the Four-he

This imposing edifice built almost entirely of dressed Bengaluru granite is a tribute to temple architecture. Housing the Legislative Chambers of the state government, this 46 metre high seat of the government is Bengaluru's best known landmark.